Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has announced a series of enhancements to its HiCommand suite of heterogeneous storage infrastructure management software.
The upgrades deliver advanced integration for the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 platform, with improvements in measurement, analysis and diagnostic capabilities. There is also increased support for logical partitions, including external storage, on the Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform (USP).
Chris Phillips, GM, Windows Server Division, Microsoft, explains: "Hitachi's storage software takes advantage of the inherent manageability of the Windows platform to help customers simplify and cost-effectively manage storage in Windows environments."
"These enhancements enable customers to realise new levels of information availability and application optimised performance, particularly in Windows environments," adds Fanie van Rensburg, MD of local distributor, Shoden Data Systems.
The new versions of Hitachi's HiCommand Tuning Manager and Device Manager provide significant improvements in measurement and analysis for the TagmaStore USP.
Gary Pilafas, Enterprise Architect, United Airlines, states: "Using Hitachi's storage software has saved me time and enabled me to manage my storage more efficiently. This is important, given the rapid growth of storage requirements on our key business systems. Hitachi's software gives us the ability to help manage our virtualised EMC storage under the TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform."
"Updates to the Tuning Manager enable greater ability to monitor and report I/O response time analysis, add storage system metrics, and extend its capabilities into logical partitions to externally attached storage systems. Device Manager can now configure and report on logical partitions within the USP, to better enable the determination of resources and service levels on an individual application basis," van Rensburg comments.
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With offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town, Shoden Data Systems (Pty) Ltd is the sole distributor for Hitachi Data Systems in South Africa.
Shoden Data Systems also has strategic agreements with CNT - a provider of storage networking solutions, products & services- and is a reseller of Fujitsu Siemens Computers. In addition, the company is a Veritas Premier Partner, providing integrated, managed, best-of-breed Storage Area Network solutions to the marketplace, and also distributes VMware, virtual machine software for Intel-based systems.
Based on more than 200 collective years of experience in the service, support and marketing of Hitachi products, Shoden Data Systems uses its intellectual capital and industry leading products to provide customers with total solutions in the storage, enterprise servers and connectivity arenas. The following offerings are available:
1. Storage - HDS Freedom storage range, including the enterprise-level Lightning 9900 series & the modular Thunder 9500 series
2. Connectivity - CNT and Brocade
3. Servers - Fujitsu Siemens PrimePower range of servers
Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems leverages global R&D resources to develop storage solutions built on industry-leading technology with the performance, availability and scalability to maximize customers' ROI and minimize their risk. By focusing on the customer's perspective as we apply the best hardware, software, and services from Hitachi and our partners, we uniquely satisfy our customers' business needs.
With 2,700 employees, Hitachi Data Systems conducts business through direct and indirect channels in the public, government and private sectors in over 170 countries. Its customers include more than 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.eu.hds.com.
Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 340,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2002 (ended March 31, 2003) consolidated sales totalled 8,191.7 billion yen ($68.3 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors, including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.hitachi.com.
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